THE FOURTH AWARD (2007)
PHI Grant Awarded to team at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for Pilot Study to Identify PPS Biomarker. The researchers propose to determine whether there is a unique signature, or disease biomarker, in the immune system of individuals with post-polio syndrome (PPS) that would enable a more definitive diagnosis of PPS.

THE THIRD AWARD (2005)
The final report, Timing of Noninvasive Ventilation for Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, was completed October 2006 by the team of researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, who conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with ALS to determine survival time with early use of noninvasive ventilation.

THE SECOND AWARD (2003)
The final report, Women with Polio: Menopause, Late Effects, Life Satisfaction and Emotional Distress, was completed May 14, 2004 by the team of researchers from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, who conducted a nationwide study of the effects of aging on the lives of polio survivors comparing the problems of men and women.

THE FIRST AWARD (2001)
The final report, Ventilator Users' Perspectives on the Important Elements of Health-Related Quality of Life, presents the perceptions of the health-related quality of life of 26 individuals living in the community (Toronto and Edmonton, Canada) with long-term use of home mechanical ventilation due to neuromuscular disability or traumatic injury.